FRISCO, Texas -- Having gone through it himself and having seen prolonged contracts with other players, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is not losing sleep over whether Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons will play in the Sept. 4 opener against the Philadelphia Eagles .

"I've got confidence," Prescott said. "I told y'all that way back when. And I'm just going off of experience honestly. No different than mine. I've got confidence in that. Just hoping, which I know he is, that he's ready to play."

Parsons has yet to practice this summer as he goes through a hold-in while awaiting a contract extension from the Cowboys. There have been no talks , and the Cowboys appear content to have Parsons play on the fifth-year option of his rookie deal.

Owner and general manager Jerry

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